Checkrein-hook



(No Model.)

D. W. BROWNELL.

GHEGKREIN HOOK.

No. 389,543. Patented Sept. 18, 1888.

WITNESSES Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL BROWNELL, OF NEWTON CENTRE, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHECKRElN-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,543, dated September 18, 1888. Application filed June 6, 1888. Serial No. 276,240. (N0 model.)

To all whom/ it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. BROWNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton Centre, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overeheck- Rein Loops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in loops for ove'rcheck-rcins of a bridle, and it consists in the novel construction and arrange ment of the same, whereby the checkrein can be readily detached therefrom when desired, and attached thereto without removing the loop, and at the same time the rein is pre vented from accidental displacement by the peculiar construction of the loop, all as will be hereinafter fully'described.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate my invention,in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my device; and Fig. 2 is a side view, partlyin section, of the same. Y

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the loop designed to be used with an overdraW-checkrein, and is to be attached to the headstall of a bridle. This loop is of peculiar shape; and it consists of the arched or top bar, a, at one side of which, extending inwardly, is aplate,b, formed integral therewith, that extends nearly across the lower end of the loop, terminating at the point 0, between which latter and the end d of the arch is an opening, 6, designed to permit the checkrcin to pass freely within the loop. Extending downwardly from the base of the loop is a spur or tooth, f, which enters a hole in the headstall and serves to prevent the loop from turning and getting out of position. Through the inwardlyextended base-plate is provided a female screw-threaded perforation, g, which receives a screw, h, that passes through the headstall and securely fastens the loop thereto. At the same time the loop is removable therefrom by removing the screw.

The end of the arch, it will be observed, extends a little below the base'plate, and the same has an inclined inner face, t,which serves to guide the rein into the loop. At the same time the extreme end of the arch presses against the leather or headstall and closes the passage aforesaid, thereby preventing the rein from passing out of the passage accidentally.

Should it be desired to permanently attach the loops to a headstall, a common rivet could be passed through the leather and through the perforation and clinched.

It will be seen that by my construction ofa loop the checkrein can be easily and quickly removed therefrom'and attached thereto, and the same is prevented from accidental displacement, is formed integral, and is durable and cheap to manufacture, as well as being ornamental.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

As an improved article of manufacture, the overcheck-rein loop herein described, consisting of the arched bar at, having the beveled end 12, the extreme end (2 extending below the horizontal plane of the under side of the base I), the inwardly-extended and shortened base or plate having the perforation adapted to receive the screw it and the spurf, said arch, base, and spur formed integral, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL W. BROWN ELL. Witnesses:

JOSEPH W. BACON, SHEPHERD L. PRATT. 

